Two north-south thoroughfares, Caillavet Street and Porter Avenue, and the western end of Division Street will be closed beginning next week.
CSX will close the Caillavet Street rail crossing from Tuesday until Friday to allow crews to upgrade the crossing. The 12,000 motorists who use the Caillavet crossing should detour to Reynoir Street, a block to the east.
Porter Avenue between Judge Sekul Avenue and Division Street will close for two weeks, beginning Monday and re-opening Sept. 6. The Porter work will take place near the small bridge just south of Division. Porter Avenue carries about 2,500 cars a day north of CSX. Motorists should use Forrest Avenue as a detour.
Division Street, where work on the new Keesler gateway continues, also will be closed between Forrest and Porter from Monday through Sept. 6.
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News & notes: Council preview, traffic
Council preview: The Biloxi City Council meets Tuesday to face an agenda of 16 measures and two returning code-enforcement cases. The council also will hear a report regarding the city’s liability insurance, and members are expected to vote on resolutions involving employee health insurance, change orders on ongoing infrastructure work, and purchase of a Jaws of Life device. To see the complete agenda and supporting documents, click here.
Traffic: You can get an overview of roadwork throughout the city, and see traffic counts, MDOT traffic cameras and more on the city’s Traffic page. To go there, click here.
